English-German translations for typewriter

  • Schreibmaschinedie
    Das wollte man mit dem Verbot der Schreibmaschine unterbinden. Banning the typewriter was intended to prevent this. Abschließend möchte ich an einen Jahrestag erinnern, der vor zwei Tagen stattgefunden hat: Vor 100 Jahren ist in der Türkei die Schreibmaschine verboten worden. Finally, I should like to remind you of an anniversary which took place two days ago. A hundred years ago, the typewriter was banned in Turkey. Ich kaufe mir ja – um ein Beispiel zu bemühen – auch nicht erst eine Schreibmaschine und dann einen Computer, wenn ich künftig meine Texte ins Internet stellen will. If I might use a rather laboured analogy, I do not buy a typewriter and then a computer if I am going to be putting my documents on the Internet.

Definition of typewriter

  • A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper
  • A machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing
  • A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter

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